holiday subs and swaps The holidays are a great time to connect with friends and family over a delicious meal, but often these dishes can be laden with fat. Yogurt is a great substitution for cream cheese, butter, heavy cream, and oil in traditional holiday recipes and it adds protein too! Check out our new spin on traditional recipes below and visit our website at siggisdairy.com for more culinary inspirations. large sweet potatoes Tbs butter Tbs chives, chopped Preparation Scrub the sweet potato and rinse with cold water. Peel with a vegetable peeler. Cut into cubes then boil in heavily salted water for 10-12 minutes or until soft. Drain cooked sweet potatoes. Add butter, chives, milk, and coconut yogurt. Mash until well combined. Ingredients, makes 4 cups 4-5 2 1 swap out butter with yogurt Nutrition Facts (per 1 cup serving) Calories 180, Protein 5g, Total Fat 5g, Saturated Fat 3g, Cholesterol 10g, Sodium 220mg, Total Carbohydrates 28g, Sugars 2g cup 2% milk cup (5.3oz) siggi’s coconut yogurt salt and pepper to taste 1/4 1 try yogurt instead of cream cheese cup all-purpose flour cup whole-wheat flour Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder Tbs sugar tsp kosher salt Tbs butter, chilled & cubed Tbs or more ice water Preparation In a food processor, pulse flours, cocoa, sugar and salt until combined. Add butter and pulse until small pea sized pieces remain. Add about 5 Tbs water and pulse until dough just begins to come together, adding more water if needed. On a lightly floured surface, shape into a disc, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 1 hour. Let dough sit at room temperature for about 20 minutes then roll into a 12”circle. Transfer to a 9” pie pan; trim excess dough. Preheat the oven to 350*F. Make the filling by combining all ingredients in a medium bowl. Pour into the prepared pie pan and bake for 45-55 minutes, rotating halfway through. Bake until set but the center is still a touch wobbly. Cool the pie and serve at room temperature with a dollop of siggi’s! Ingredients, serves 8 3/4 1/2 2 1 1/4 8 5 Nutrition Facts (per 1 slice serving) Calories 310, Protein 6g, Total Fat 16g, Saturated Fat 10g, Cholesterol 90g, Sodium 160mg, Total Carbohydrates 36g, Sugars 18g Crust oz pure pumpkin puree cup heavy cream cup (5.3oz) pumpkin & spice yogurt large eggs tsp pure vanilla extract cup cane sugar tsp cinnamon tsp kosher salt 15 1/4 1 2 1 1/2 1 1/2 1/4 Filling cups all-purpose flour cup whole-wheat flour cup sugar tsp baking powder tsp baking soda salt tsp orange zest, packed Preparation Preheat oven to 350*F. Butter and flour a loaf pan. In a large bowl, whisk flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and orange zest. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, oil, yogurt, and juice. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until combined. Fold in the cranberries. Pour batter into the loaf pan and bake for 45-55 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool for 30 minutes before removing from pan. Ingredients, makes 10 servings 1 1/2 1/2 2/3 1 1/2 1/2 1/2 1 reduce oil and add moisture with yogurt Nutrition Facts (per 1 slice serving) Calories 280, Protein 5g, Total Fat 12g, Saturated Fat 1g, Cholesterol 40g, Sodium 140mg, Total Carbohydrates 36g, Sugars 16g large eggs cup canola oil cup siggi’s plain yogurt cup freshly squeezed orange juice cups cranberries, halved 2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1 1/2 cups dried macaroni pasta Tbs butter egg cup Plain 0% Filmjölk cup milk Preparation Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil. Add macaroni until tender. About 7-10 minutes. After it’s cooked, remove from heat and drain. Add butter and stir well to coat. In a separate bowl, whisk together the filmjölk, milk, cayenne pepper, and egg. The egg will cook from the residual heat. Slowly add the cheese and stir until melted. Serve with toasted bread crumbs. Ingredients, makes 4 cups 2 1 1 1/4 1/4 add creaminess with filmjölk Nutrition Facts (per 1 cup serving) Calories 180, Protein 5g, Total Fat 5g, Saturated Fat 3g, Cholesterol 10g, Sodium 220mg, Total Carbohydrates 28g, Sugars 2g tsp cayenne pepper oz shredded cheddar cheese salt & pepper to taste toasted bread crumbs, optional 1/8 7